Mombasa Air Safari Let L-410UVP plane crash
Ngerende, Kenya
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The Let L-410UVP passenger plane, operated by Mombasa Air Safari, took off from Ngerende Airstrip, Kenya, for a domestic flight. 11 passengers and 2 crewmembers were onboard. The plane crashed a few seconds after takeoff. 4 occupants were killed, and 9 were injured.
The plane was carrying tourists in Kenya's Masai Mara national park. The twin-engine aircraft suffered an engine failure seconds after takeoff. It veered left and impacted terrain (marshland) around 300 meters from the end of runway. Investigations showed that the Fuel Control Unit of the right engine was contaminated.
Ngerende Airstrip is a dirt runway of 1190 meters.